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<blockquote data-quote="Hespco" data-source="post: 1635031" data-attributes="member: 109476"><p>I have my own range so shoot frequently. Was out this morning sighting in a new scope on my 6.5-06. E.R.Shaw 24" stainless Bbl. Shooting the Barnes `120gr TSX, BC .381. MV over my chrono was 3277 fps. Sighted in so that I was hitting about 1.5" high @ 100yds. According to the drop tables in the Barnes & Nosler manuals I should be down about 34" at 500yds. I was shooting to 522yds. That's just how it worked out. After shooting my actual drop was about 26". That's about 8" less drop than the manual list. I live at 7630' elevation so air is much thinner here. I have noticed this drop difference in other cal's I've shot at this elevation. . Not trying to promote the 6.5 only want to give info on my actual results. Elevation does make a difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hespco, post: 1635031, member: 109476"] I have my own range so shoot frequently. Was out this morning sighting in a new scope on my 6.5-06. E.R.Shaw 24" stainless Bbl. Shooting the Barnes `120gr TSX, BC .381. MV over my chrono was 3277 fps. Sighted in so that I was hitting about 1.5" high @ 100yds. According to the drop tables in the Barnes & Nosler manuals I should be down about 34" at 500yds. I was shooting to 522yds. That's just how it worked out. After shooting my actual drop was about 26". That's about 8" less drop than the manual list. I live at 7630' elevation so air is much thinner here. I have noticed this drop difference in other cal's I've shot at this elevation. . Not trying to promote the 6.5 only want to give info on my actual results. Elevation does make a difference. [/QUOTE]
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